A few questions for pro/intermediate builders who use Sanwa parts:
snap ins were made to be used in/work with metal panels in arcade cabs.
so its pretty much all preference, honestly i just tried screw ins the other day and i rather use those from now on.
Dreaded fist doesn’t make sticks anymore and byrdo who makes the most beautiful sticks i have ever seen hasn’t responded to my email i sent him months ago but his shits always soldout anyways so i would appreciate a link or someones name who could build me a custom sanwa stick for use on xbox and 360.
i’d appreciate it if you went to the trading board, and read the sticky
^^ well said.
not well said,
please try the essential joystick thread,
yea i dont get it, i mean you if you are new to the board you may not see it, but people who’ve been members for 3+ years still ask where to buy custom sticks:wow:
is the trading post like invisible or something? its like’s its own little community.
and im the co mayor?
(along with 2 others)
but in all seriousness people please read the stickies,
they’re there for a dam reason
and me and chipper reduced the number of stickies just so the slower people dont get overwhelmed. furrowing their brows in confusion
Could someone please double-check the measurements I’m using?
http://img0716.paintedover.com/uploads/thumbs/0716/layouteee.png
Is this what’s normally used for the American layout? You know, the standard that’s on any good arcade cabinet.
I thought button spacing was 1.5" instead of 1.375". I could be wrong, though.
deadfrog, i think its the 1st “the official custom arcade sticks thread” its between page 20 and 25
someone posted the official u.s capcom layout its quite large roughly 3000x3000 pixels. but i dont know what size to print it at so its a 1:1 scale
if someone can hook it up with a 1:1 scale of a happ template it’d be greatly appreciated.
My distance between stick & buttons is 3-3/4" but 4" should be fine. Between all buttons I have 1-5/8" distance, horizontal and vertical. I think 1-3/8" might be a bit too close.
Well Happ buttons have a radius of about 5/8" including the lip on the top. So if you make it 1-3/8" you will only have 1/8" between buttons which seems pretty close to me. 1.5" seems more reasonable to me. On my own stick the button distance ended up being about 1-9/16" which is assentially 1.5" and I did the spacing by just seeing what felt right.
So 1-1/2" may not be the official distance but it feels comfortable to me.
Stick distance would be fine at 4". Personally I made mine at 5" and it feels fine. I think 3-1/2" is probably as close as you would want to go.
Sounds like you’re talking about this?
http://img0716.paintedover.com/uploads/thumbs/0716/capcom2p6btemplatemn5.gif
I actually used that, and the hole diameters as a reference, and measured in mspaint and broke out a calculator to get my lengths. I think the scale was 200 pixels = 1 inch.
I guess I just wanted to know if this is the layout that all the nice cabs seem to use. It’s hard to properly imagine the feel when you’re staring at a drawing on a sheet of paper! :lol:
Oh also… for a 3/4" thick wood top, will a 1 and 1/8th inch diameter hole be wide enough for a Competition joystick?
I sized the joystick hole at 1-1/2" but you can definitely get away with 1-1/4" and probably 1-1/8", depending on the thickness of the top panel.
Not sure if you are looking to mount a Happ or not but my Happ competition is mounted on a 5/16" top panel with a 1-1/8" hole and that gives me 3/16" space when the stick is tilted.
If someone feels like getting out a protractor to figure out the angle of the tilt on the stick then you could easily calculate the smallest hole needed for a 3/4" top panel. Or if you have some extra wood, just make some test holes and see how it fits, thats what I did on mine.
woot!!
in case anybody does not know, Tekken 5 stick bundle is on clearance at GameCrazy (Hollywood Video) for $29.99!!
for somewhat socal ppl, Santa Clarita location is sold out, and I bought the last one in Palmdale. Do not go to either of those stores, lol.
anyway, there’s no link in the sticky thread, so does anybody have a link for a mod tutorial for this stick??
wanna throw some sanwas in it!!
also a template for the stick’s face?? Gotta put that custom art also!!
thanks!
No link to this anymore? :sad: Lots of useful info people.
Just wondering, do more people prefer the stock square restricter or the octogonal restricter on the JLF’s?
Btw, I’m a first time custom stick user, so I haven’t had experience really with either, but I have a square restricter in mine. I’ve heard it is easier to hit diagonals with a square restricter, but I just wanted to get some other opinions. Also, if someone could list some common pros and cons of both the octogonal and square restricters, it would be appreciated.
Just in case you are wondering, this is my stick I bought: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/pyro_dragun/chunstick02.jpg
Thanks. 
Dreamcast Arcade Mod
hi guys, first time on the forums. im about to purchase the official dreamcast arcade stick and read the link at the beginning about modding it. i was just wandering would it be possible to convert it to work on a playstation 2. ive been hunting around for a dreamcast to playstation 2 converter but ive had no luck as such.
can anyone help me?
